New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-24

Mayor Hewitts explanation of his course IN
advocating the passage of the bill to open
liquor shops in this city on Sunday will not
lessen the criticism on the bill. What the bill
will accomplish and what the Mayor thinks it
will do are entirely different things If he can
enforce the excise laws for half day why not
all day. The bill is indefensible, and it is to
be hoped that no Republican Legislature will
ever disgrace itself by passing such measure.
Mayor Hewitt goes to work in practical way
to effect some needed reforms. He asks the
police to close up the dives. They can do so if
they try, and he will be justified in holding
them to a strict accountability. He has also
taken hold of the ash-barrel nuisance, which
involves the enforcement of the sanitary code
by the Board of Health, and the collection of
ashes at night by the Street Cleaning Depart
ment. 1t is to be hoped that the NJ ayor will
listen to no excuses for the failure to enforce
these laws.
Every person who has paid attention to the
matter knows that Brooklyn is in need of
larger supply of water. 1t is not matter that
should be put off any longer. The bill before
the Legislature which provides for a compare
lively small appropriation from the city treas
ury for that purpose ought to pass. Senator
Wortb's idea that resort may be had to artesian
wells offers an exceedingly poor reason for OPP
posing such an important measure. More water
Is badly needed in Brooklyn, and the Legisla-
ture cannot 90 wrong in passing Senator Girls
wold's bill to that end.
Mayor Carter Harrison, Of Chicago, must
have surprised even himself when he at first
declined and few minutes later accepted
denomination. Harrison's sympathy for his
unfortunate followers. some of whom are in the
penitentiary and others under indictment,
seems to have overcome his judgment, so that
he concluded to sink with the ship. He will
probably find the water so deep that he will
never come to the surface again. John A.
Roche, the Republican nominee, has all the ele-
ments of popularity and his election is now re-
garded as certain. The Mayor is desperate.
but he barely escaped defeat the last time.
Since then the new election law has ruined his
prospects.
The evictions which have begun on one of
Lord Lansdowne's estates in Ireland are evil
IDENTIFY of barbarous character. One of the
tenants evicted yesterday was paying $500
Icut ioi iduu WHICH, u uONtTuutut COmmIsSlOn
valued at So, 100 The only wonder is how
tenant could pay such an extor.ionate charge.
Adjoining landlords have made reduction of
4Oper cent in their rents. but Lord Lans.
downe's tenants asked only 20 per cent, and
even this he has refused. Iii not surprising
that the friends of Home Rule found it
extremely difficult to prevent collision with
the police engaged in evlctinq the Lansdowne
tenants Safe in Canada, where he Is drawing
handsome salary as Governor General, Lord
Lansdowne apparently thinks he can afford
to resort to rack-renting in Ireland, but he Is
not likely to get much comfort out of the
operation.
When it comes to the liquor question
the Democrats are to man i'm favor of home
rule. This was the thin cloak which Mr..
Cantor, Mr.. Ives and others assumed yesterday
p oppose the High-License BILL 1t was good